Picture No | 10238536 |
Date | 1947 |
Description | Partition - burning towns and villages in East Punjab |
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Aerial view above the East Punjab showing towns and village inhabited by Muslims which have been burned by Sikh Jathas (warriors) seeking to rid the area of Muslims. One aspect of the violence between Sikhs, Muslims and Hindus, which spread throughout the East and West Punjab following Partition and the creation of modern India and Pakistan.
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Source | Photograph in The Sphere, 13 September 1947 page 330 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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